Movie · 2025 · Horror, Thriller, Fantasy · 1h 29m · NR · English
Curator score: 0.5/10 (22.4K ratings)
He's every parent's worst nightmare.
Overview
Wendy Darling strikes out in an attempt to rescue her brother Michael from the clutches of the evil Peter Pan who intends to send him to Neverland. Along the way she meets a twisted Tinkerbell, who is hooked on what she thinks is fairy dust.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.5/10
IMDb: 4.8/10
Letterboxd: 2.24/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 39%
Metacritic: 50
TMDB: 5.7/10
Director
Scott Chambers
Production
Jagged Edge Productions, ITN Studios
Cast
Megan Placito, Martin Portlock, Kit Green, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, Teresa Banham, Ardy Yusuf, Olumide Olorunfemi, Campbell Wallace, Nicholas Woodeson, Charity Kase, Kevin Badu, Belinda Fenty, Lucas Allermann, Kierston Wareing, Mason Stanley Gold, Chrissie Wunna, Callum Hymers, Lawrence Wheeler-Neale, Eddy MacKenzie, Lyndon Stevens
Where to watch
Peacock, Peacock Premium Plus
Curator Review
Verdict
A scrappy, low-budget horror-fantasy riff that seems to get more mileage from its outrageous premise and gore than from consistent pacing or tone. The best case for it is as a curiosity for viewers who enjoy twisted public-domain reimaginings and knowingly trashy cult horror; the worst case is that it feels uneven, crude, and more amusing in concept than in execution.
Best for
cult-horror completists
fans of demented fairy-tale reimaginings
viewers who enjoy practical gore and schlock
audiences curious about the Poohniverse-style trend
Skip if
you want polished storytelling
you dislike tonal whiplash
you prefer horror with strong atmosphere over gimmick
you are tired of cynical childhood-IP horror
Overview
Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare is exactly the kind of premise that can sound like a joke and still produce a few nasty, memorable images. The film appears to lean hard into mutilation, druggy fairy-tale grotesquerie, and a grimy, low-rent energy that gives it some cult-movie appeal even when the storytelling stumbles.
Worth noting
What keeps it from being an easy recommendation is the uneven pacing and the sense that the movie is often more interested in the shock of its concept than in building sustained dread or emotional payoff. Still, there’s a certain perverse inventiveness to the way it retools familiar characters into horror figures.
Bottom line
If you’re already on board with the recent wave of public-domain horror mashups, this is one of the more watchable entries in that lane. If you’re not, it’s probably best approached as a curiosity rather than a must-see.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Sequoia (2.5★) · 988 likes
Thank you for giving us crackhead penis-less Peter Pan & Transgender Stockholm Syndrome Tinkerbell these are characters I will cherish forever
cob (1★) · 508 likes
why do i continue to torture myself with these movies
annacat02 (0.5★) · 338 likes
no peener pan
meyi (3.5★) · 240 likes
peter pans a nonce and tinker bells a druggie
Drugmart (1.5★) · 204 likes
Peter Pan be like (in a heath ledger joker voice). Wanna know how I got no penis. My mother was a gamer.